''Wasser im Wind'' (German for "Water in the Wind") is the tenth solo album by keyboardist

Hans-Joachim Roedelius Hans-Joachim Roedelius (born 26 October 1934) is a German electronic musician and composer, best known as a co-founder of the influential 'kosmische' groups Cluster and Harmonia. He also performed in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello, and relea ...

, best known for his work with

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, and

Aquarello Aquarello was a musical group which blended ambient music and jazz. The trio included keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, based in Austria, and two Italian musicians, multi-instrumentalist Fabio Capanni, and saxophonist Nicola Alesini. They w ...

Recording and release

''Wasser im Wind'' was recorded in 1981 at Roedelius' home studio and completed at Erpelstudio,

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in March, 1982. It was released by the Schallter label on vinyl in 1982. ''Wasser im Wind'' was the first Roedelius album released by a label other than

Sky Records Sky Records was a Hamburg, Germany-based independent record label specializing in krautrock/Kosmische Musik and electronic music. Some of their releases could be classified as progressive rock or art rock, experimental music, industrial, ambient, ...

since his second solo album,

Jardin Au Fou ''Jardin Au Fou'' is the second solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster. The title is French for "Madman's Garden". ''Jardin Au Fou'' was recorded from April through July, 1978 at Paragon St ...

, in 1979. It was reissued on CD, 180 gram vinyl LP and digital download by the

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label on August 12, 2011.

Track listing

#"Der Ruf aus der Ferne" - 5:16 #"Am Stadtrand" - 5:13 #"Zwei sind eins" - 3:26 #"Auf des Tigers Spur" - 3:10 #"Immergrün" - 2:52 #"Wasser im Wind" - 5:20 #"Kundmachung" - 2:45 #"Heilsamer Brunnen" - 9:00 #"Fenster Im Schnee" - 4:43

Personnel

- Composer, producer, synthesizer, percussion, piano, voice, sounds * Alexander Czjzek - Saxophone, artwork, composer on "Am Stadtrand", "Immergrün" and "Wasser im Wind" *

Eric Spitzer-Marlyn The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

- Guitar, bass guitar, engineer, composer on "Der Ruf aus der Ferne", "Auf des Tigers Spur" and "Heilsamer Brunnen" * Christine Roedelius - Photography

Additional personnel, 2011 reissue

* Gunther Buskies - Reissue producer * Thomas Worthmann - Reissue producer * Willem Makkee - Digital remastering *

Asmus Tietchens Asmus Tietchens (born 3 February 1947, in Hamburg), who also records under the monikers Hematic Sunsets and Club of Rome, is a German composer of avant-garde music. Tietchens became interested in experimental music and musique concrète as a chi ...

- Liner notes * Gareth Davies - Liner notes translation * Kerstin Holzwarth - Reissue layout

References

Other resources

* Album liner Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Wasser im Wind 1982 albums Hans-Joachim Roedelius albums